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® Azerbaijani schoolchildren gain next achievement in international Olympiad

® Azerbaijani schoolchildren gain next achievement in international Olympiad

The team supported by Azercell continue to demonstrate high results in informatics

Azerbaijani schoolchildren once again excelled at the international knowledge contest. Thus, the team representing the country won a total of 5 medals, including 1 silver and 4 bronze, at the 6th International Olympiad of Metropolises in Moscow. Said Nasibov, an 11th-grade student of the Modern Education Complex named after Heydar Aliyev, who was prepared for the competition with the support of Azercell, won a bronze medal in Informatics.

The Olympiad held in the capital of the Russian Federation was joined by schoolchildren aged 14-18 from the world's largest cities. Overall, 257 competitors from 32 countries tested their knowledge and skills at the international competition. Azerbaijan was represented by 8 participants competing in mathematics, physics, chemistry, and computer science. Proudly, our schoolchildren have achieved great results in each subject. In addition to winning 5 medals, the Azerbaijani team took third place in the blitz contest.

The preparation of national teams in Informatics for international competitions has been carried out since 2017 with the support of “Azercell Telecom” LLC, a proud partner of the Ministry of Education and the National Olympic Team in Informatics. According to the cooperation agreement signed between the Institute of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan and “Azercell Telecom” LLC, talented students from all over the country are trained for the International Olympiads in special centers organized in partnership with Azercell. So far, Azercell attracted dozens of teens to the training process, allowing them to demonstrate their capabilities in the international arena. The students have repeatedly achieved high results in prestigious competitions, grabbing medals from almost each of them. Thus, since 2017, Azerbaijani schoolchildren won a total of 27 medals in international Olympiads and competitions of various scales, including 1 gold, 7 silver, and 19 bronze.

Azercell Telecom continues its social projects to increase interest in ICT and technological literacy among the youth and wishes success to all the schoolchildren who raise the Azerbaijani flag!

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The leader of the mobile communication industry, the largest taxpayer and the biggest investor of the non-oil sector of Azerbaijan “Azercell Telecom” LLC was founded in 1996. Currently, 5 million subscribers choose Azercell services. Mobile operator controls 49% of market share; while its geographical coverage constitutes 94,25% and population coverage 98.73%. Azercell is the only company in Azerbaijan and CIS region which has been awarded Platinum Certificate of International “Investors in People” Standard. The mobile operator is the only company in the country to receive the title of "Company of the Year" in the communication sector among hundreds of organizations in The World’s Premier Business Award Competition STEVIE. The company was ranked on the top in this nomination and won the Gold Award. Azercell was the pioneering mobile operator to introduce a number of innovations in Azerbaijan, including GSM technology, advance payment system, mobile internet services, 24/7 call center service (*1111), 7/7 Front Office service, Azercell Express offices, M2M services, 4G technology, mobile and online customer care services and customer services through social media, mobile e-signature service “ASAN Imza” etc. Azercell tested 5G pilot network for the first time in the country in the frame of “Bakutel 2019” exhibition. Rapidly increasing 4G network of Azercell covers nearly 60 regions of the country, including Baku and Absheron peninsula.

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